RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 New Insights into Managing Musculoskeletal Pain
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2007
FD SAGE Publications
VO 7
IS 4
SP 30
OP 31
DO 10.1177/155989770700700419
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/4/30.abstract
AB This article provides new insights in managing musculoskeletal pain. Patients suffering from fibromyalgia perceive pain differently than healthy subjects, which may be the result of how pain is processed in the brain [Kulkarni et al. Rheum 2005]. State-of-the-art brain imaging techniques are being used to understand the processing of pain associated with fibromyalgia and chronic pain in general [Jones et al. Brit Med Bull 2003].